The grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf early in the construction of the facilities. Several sites are seen in various stages of completion. The one nearest appears to have one floor installed and framing for walls. Buildings in the...

Mrs. Stone was the great niece of two soldiers. Pvt. George Harris, Co. E, 4th Tenn. Cav., CSA, served under Baxter Smith. Pvt. G. W. Harris entered service Sept. 20, 1863, deserted April 25, 1864, and took the oath of allegiance March 4, 1865. Her...

Tintype of Martha "Mattie" Elizabeth Lucy Grimes Milliken. She was born in 1866 in Giles Coiunty, Tennessee. She married James Alexander "Alec" Cathey Milliken on April 5, 1902, in Linocln County, Tennessee. She died in Lincoln County in 1928....

Cottages A and B on the grounds of the Tennessee School for the Deaf. The two buildings are shown in the early stages of construction, with only the foundations completed. Scaffoldings are visible inside the foundation frames, and the foundation on...

Included in this booklet is a photo of Dr. William Hobbs, from Ragelsville, Ind. who joined the Union Army in Oct. 1862. His brother Wilson Hobbs was also in Union army. William Hobbs served as hospital steward and later as assistant surgeon in...

Composite photograph of sixty-six graduates of the Fisk University Class of 1928. Head and shoulder photos are set in ovals. Class officers are listed first, then men, then women. Class officers include William H. Fort, Jr., Preston A. Merry,...

Scrapbook page. Center photograph pictures two men, Clarence Darrow and Judge John R. Neal. Underneath are three smaller photographs of African-American women, each cut in the shape of a cloverleaf. At left is Lois, at center is Dot, and at right...

Hand-drawn map by Confederate cavalryman John Johnston, in two parts, detailing mostly second day (Dec. 16, 1864) events in the Battle of Nashville. First map details action on the Confederate left flank west of the city, showing the Federals...

Log cabin perched on rocks and standing in a shady lot. The building has two windows, a chimney and a front door. Written on the back of the photograph is, "Used for the last time in the winter of 1926-27. Desks and interior similar to Mt. Pisgah...

Front view of Old Hollow Rock Colored School showing students and adults standing in front of the old clapboard building. All of the females are wearing dresses, and the males appear to be in overalls. The building has a fully enclosed porch.